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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter October 21, 2005
Welcome to Chicago Athlete Express. ************************************* 2005 IRONMAN HAWAII WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS October 15, Kailua-Kona, HI - Germany's Faris Al-Sultan and
Switzerland's Natascha Badmann won the 2005 Ford
Ironman World Championship in Hawaii this past weekend. Al-Sultan
finished the
2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 8:14:17, and
Badmann, marking
her sixth win, finished in 9:09:30. To read more: Fast Times For Faris Al-Sultan And Others It's Six For The Swiss Miss Interesting . . . Top 3 Illinois Men Ron Dorneker, 40-44, Chicago, IL - 9:57:46 David Fix, 35-39, Hinsdale, IL - 9:58:26 Top 3 Illinois Women Karen Grabowski, 30-34, Niles, IL - 11:45:08 Jen Baer, 30-34, Chicago, IL - 12:07:08 Also noteworthy and pretty darn impressive! A new world record as the
oldest
competitor was set by Bob McKeague, 80, from Villa Park, IL, who
completed the
course in 16:21:55. And Naperville's Bob Scott won the 75-79 age
group with his
13:27:50 finish! Congratulations to all of the competitors from our region! Ironman Hawaii Top Times TV ALERT The 2005 Ford Ironman World Championship will air on NBC on
Saturday, November 12
at 4:30 p.m. (be sure to check your local listings). ************************************ JAMESON AND PUSHKINA WIN 2005 COLUMBUS MARATHON
On Sunday, Teren Jameson of Taylorsville, UT, pulled away from
Jonathan Ndambuki
in mile 16 and went on to win the Columbus Marathon in 2:18:38. It was
his first
career victory. Jameson is the first American male to win the Columbus
Marathon
since Brad Hudson of Oregon won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993. Top Illinois Finishers For race recap: ************************************* FLEET FEET PUMPKINS IN THE PARK 5K Over 1,600 runners turned out for the Fleet Feet Pumpkins in the Park
5K on
Saturday in Lincoln Park. That's double the turnout from last year.
Overall
winners were Chicagoans Chris Wehrman, 29, who finished the course
uncontested in
15:46 and Claudia Becque, 29, in 18:16. It was a fun event for all ages
starting
with the kids dashes earlier in the afternoon to the 5K where several
runners ran
in costumes. Click here for photo gallery: ************************************* RACE REPORT - From Wisconsin Off-Road Series Final "The morning of the race I was nervous. I am usually not nervous for a
race, but
this was big time. The local paper had been running press for the last
three days,
lots of money on the line, and a stacked Midwest field. The race started
with a
mad dash 400 yards into the race for the Holeshot prime. Doug
Swanson (Plymouth,
MN) from Trek Midwest was first, I was second, and Brian Eppen (Iowa
City, IA) was
third. From that point on it was full speed ahead." For more, click here: For race results for these and other events, check out: ************************************* ULTRAMARATHONER UPDATE Ultramarathoner Roy Pirrung from Sheboygan, WI, competed in the 50-
mile road
championship at Tussey Mountain on October 15 finishing 5th overall in
the
championship event, second masters (40+) and first in the 55-59 year
age group.
Next up for the long distance runner is the San Diego 1 Day, a 24-hour
national
road championship, as a member of the American team competing with
a Japanese
team, and then, in December, a defense of his World Title at the World
Masters
Association 100K World Championship in Argentina. ************************************* WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HONORS FEMALE ATHLETES
Olympic gold medalist Erin Popovich, a paralympic swimmer, was
named 2005
Individual Sportswoman of the Year at the Women's Sports Foundation
Annual Awards
Ceremony on Monday, October 17. Angela Duckworth, 15, a nationally
ranked swimmer
was presented with the SportsGirl of the Year award. ************************************* AGE GRADING EXPLAINED In case you ever wondered, here's how age-grading is determined:
The World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA), created tables to
allow
comparison of performances across age and gender groups. The tables
cover ages 8
to 99 and distances from 1 mile to 100k. A table entry is a "standard"
time for
that age and distance. Age graded points are assigned by dividing a
runners finish
time into the standard time and then multiplying by 1,000. ************************************* 2008 OLYMPIC TRIALS TO BE SET IN EUGENE, OREGON The site of the 2008 U.S. Track & Field OlympicTrials will be Eugene,
OR, at the
University of Oregon's Hayward Field from June 27-July 6, 2008.
For more details: ************************************* NORTHBROOK CYCLE COMMITTEE MEETING The Northbrook Cycle Committee meets monthly during the offseason,
and anyone
interested in helping keep the sport of track cycling going in
Chicagoland is
welcome to attend. The next meeting is Tuesday, October 25, 7 p.m. at
1730
Pfingsten Rd., in Northbrook. ************************************ JOB OPPORTUNITY - SWIM TEAM COACH The Glenview Park District is looking for a part-time swim team coach for
the
Glenview Titan Aquatic Club (GTAC). GTAC is a recreational program
of the Park
District with approximately 60 swimmers, ranging in age from age 7 to
17.
Qualified candidates should have a strong background in age-group
swim teams along
with a minimum of 2 years coaching experience. Applicants should also
be USS or
USI members and have current lifeguard and CPR certifications along
with strong
computer skills. For more information, contact: Amy Watson at 847-657-
3209 or
via email at AmyWatson@GlenviewParkDist.org. ************************************* CHICAGOLAND BICYCLE FEDERATION TO UNVEIL NEW 'TOP 10
INITIATIVES' LIST Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's Annual Member Meeting, where they
will
unveil their new 'Top 10 Initiatives' for 2006, is October 24 from 5:30 to
7:30
p.m., at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, in
Chicago.
Attendees will learn what will be the primary focus of the CBF's
advocacy efforts
in the Chicago metropolitan area for the next 12 months. Last year's list
included
combating dangerous driving through motorist education, increasing the
level of
bicycling among women and people of diverse ethnicities, and ensuring
that bicycle
and pedestrian projects are included in the reauthorization of the
nation's
transportation bill. ************************************* THE WEEKEND AHEAD . . . Bean There Run That 5K (Wasco, IL) For more on these and other events, check out: ************************************* Wishing you the best in your training and racing!
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